Past events and lectures

New Zealand has a dynamic coastline and the sea is constantly eating away the land, carrying with it anything in its path. Are we considering the effect of rising sea levels on heritage sites, and the associated loss of information, which will affect our ability to interpret the past? Hear Auckland Museum Archaeology Curator Louise Furey discuss these questions in our upcoming Cafe Scientifique.

The Museum Circle invite you to join them on a tour of the world class Gibbs Sculpture Park, which boasts
a stunning collection of individually commissioned site-specific sculptures from renowned national and international artists.

Every year Auckland Museum curators are out on expeditions collecting specimens for the continued research in their field of work. Why and how does this research help us understand the world we live in? What is it all for?

Professor Frances Ashcroft FRS weaves real-life stories with the latest scientific findings, including an account of her own discoveries, to explain the fundamental role of ion channels in our bodies and why they truly are the ‘sparks of life’.

The second of the 2013 Allan Wilson Centre Lecture Series brings us face to face with the imminent threat of a collapse of civilisation. Renowned ecologist Paul Ehrlich will look at how a combination of cultural and genetic evolution has taken us to the brink. Can we evolve our way out of it?